The last document that the music editor is responsible for is the music cue sheet, which is a document listing of all of the music in the film or TV show. Once completed, it is how composers, artists, songwriters, and music libraries receive performance royalties for the broadcast, cablecast, or Internet VOD programming, etc., of their music. Note that in …

The recordist must have a clear idea of their role in the creative process for each project. The project may include the composer of the music, one or many performers, a conductor of an ensemble, and/or a specific recording producer. The recordist will need to identify what is expected of them toward the final artistic product, as well as the …

In reality, the role of any sound person with a professional outlook starts well before the performance, beginning with the planning of what’s needed for the gig. Depending on the type of PA gear you have, you may be able to scale the system to the venue or the type of act, so knowing the size and layout of the …

There are many characteristics of people who work in artist management that are the result of where their life has brought them, along with the personal attributes they have acquired. In that way, everyone is different in their own way. Skills, however, are those things a manager can learn, and having as many skills as you can develop makes you …

Musicians practice scales as a prerequisite to finding their own style. A similar prerequisite for an aspiring audio professional would be learning to make simple, technically and artistically correct recordings prior to exploiting more creative stylistic techniques.

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